Stamping out crime: Postal Service spends millions on TV show about its crime-fighting inspectors

It's high drama at the Post Office. A teddy bear arrives in the mail, and inspectors immediately suspect foul play. They open the package and see the bear has been split open and stitched back up, with narcotics stuffed inside its fluffy belly. Postal officials take the package to its destination, hoping to catch the drug dealer red-handed. This is not a real narcotics case. It’s an episode ofThe Inspectors, a TV crime drama paid for by the U.S. Postal Service’s inspection division. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service has doled out more than $16 million since 2014 to a television entertainment firm to produce and air the show, which is aimed at educating teenagers and their parents about mail fraud, consumer scams and similar crimes. The agency says the TV program — which airs Saturday mornings on CBS — has been a big success. It’s paid for with money from the Postal Service's asset forfeiture and consumer fraud awareness funds, not from postage revenue or tax dollars...more

Demonstrates the two things that federal law enforcement are good at: spending money and promoting themselves.

I'm sure other gov't entities will follow suit.

Congress could sponsor a program - The Fornicators

The FBI could sponsor a program - The Russians

The BATF could sponsor a program - The Gunwalkers 

The Park Service could sponsor a program - The Abusers  

Secretary Zinke could sponor a program - The Traveler   

The BLM could sponsor a program - The Adventures of Dan Love    

I'm sure you readers can think of more...